Unfortunately, the insane are very loud, and to the marginally engaged, loud insanity can sound like informed and passionate sanity.

People in this country are taught voting is a moral duty, but not taught why it's a moral duty. So the lunatic position of "Don't vote for anyone you disagree with!" dovetails nicely into our broken fucking civic culture. In reality, voting is, as you said, strategic - it's a moral duty insofar as we are morally obligated, as citizens, to examine the power we have, to exercise it in the most effective way we can, in service to the moral aims we have.

Too many people in this country view voting spiritually. We aren't Christian martyrs preparing to be fed to the lions in the Colosseum. We're closer to congresscritters when we vote, than canonized saints. Take a look at your choices. Decide which one is closer to your goals. Vote accordingly. And be prepared to answer for it.

do you? talk to any leftist many most of us will tell you in a swing state to vote harris if you're worried, and down ballot if your unwilling to stomach having a backbone. lie cheat and scream at your reps about gaza in the mean time etc.

so what exactly have you done to help prevent the genocide being perpetrated by harris and biden? you know besides cry about people holding harris to task. Do you know why shes courting republicans because she knows we're pissed. shes trying to do an end run around to continue doing what she wants. and thats her decision. because she knows you will meekly accept it.